History Main / TalkToTheHand

* ''Film/AustinPowersTheSpyWhoShaggedMe''

* In ''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space'', Proton is arguing with someone on the radio. When they give this trope, he points out that his CommLink is [[LiteralMinded attached to his wrist]].

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-> '''UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler:''' Yes, join the Hitler Youth, and if you're lucky, we'll run so short of men that [[ChildSoldiers we'll send you off to fight und get killed for ze fatherland!]]

* ''WesternAnimation/IceAge: Dawn of the Dinosaurs''

The gesture itself is quite old; the words were popularized by the 90's sitcom {{Martin}}, being used extensively by the titular character.

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* ''AustinPowers: The Spy Who Shagged Me''

* ''AliGIndahouse''

* In an episode of ''[[Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun 3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', Nina got sick of working for Dick and quit him, so Dick hired Harry to take her place. When Dick started to boss Harry around, Nina taught him to use this phrase against Dick.
* ''TheDrewCareyShow''

* Near the end of ''TalesOfMonkeyIsland Chapter 1: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal'', Guybrush says this to De Singe [[spoiler:after foiling his plans to control the winds of Flotsam]]:

** A CMOF happens when Rodney tries this on Doofenshmirtz, to which Doofenshmirtz proceeds to insult Rodney's hand then walk off.

* In "Angel - Smile Time". Straight and played with at the same time - as the aforementioned hand belongs to a puppet. (Same scene in the TV version.)

* In ''The Beautician and the Beast'' Joy Miller teaches this to President Puschenko.

-> '''German Boy:''' But I'm only ten.
-> '''Hitler:''' ''[Gives Nazi salute]'' Talk to ze hand, 'cause ze face ain't listening.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' once had a [[ShowWithinAShow generic sitcom]] called Talk To The Hand (the theme tune even consisted of "Talk to the hand, the face ain't listening").

Not to be confused with TalkToTheFist.

* ''{{Futurama}}'', "Anthology of Interest"

* ''TheSimpsons'' once had a [[ShowWithinAShow generic sitcom]] called Talk To The Hand (the theme tune even consisted of "Talk to the hand, the face ain't listening").
* Parodied in the ''PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together!", where Bobbi Fabulous tells the boys to "Talk to the hand!" when they try to convince him to join a Love Handel reunion concert, then takes it literally by making a hand puppet.

* ''Film/{{Terminator}}: Rise of the Machines'' - the T-850 tells a male stripper to hand over his clothes. The stripper tells him to "talk to the hand", prompting the Terminator to grab his hand, nearly crush it, [[LiteralMinded and say "Now".]] Later, he repeats the line in a completely deadpan voice while stealing supplies from a roadside store.

-> '''AdolfHitler:''' Yes, join the Hitler Youth, and if you're lucky, we'll run so short of men that [[ChildSoldiers we'll send you off to fight und get killed for ze fatherland!]]

* Jamie King from TheJamieFoxxShow had his own version where he'd stick his hand in someone's face complete with making the sound of a braking car. Usually in ''[[ButtMonkey Braxton's]]'' face.

* ''IceAge: Dawn of the Dinosaurs''

* In ''StuartLittle'', Stuart's pleas fall on Snowbell's deaf ears, although he is invited to "talk to the butt."

* During the debate over independence in JohnAdams, Edward Rutledge flippantly dismisses all the angry shouting from the pro-Independence side with the second variation.
* In an episode of ''[[ThirdRockFromTheSun 3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', Nina got sick of working for Dick and quit him, so Dick hired Harry to take her place. When Dick started to boss Harry around, Nina taught him to use this phrase against Dick.

* In "Angel - Smile Time". Straight and played with at the same time - as the aforementioned hand belongs to a puppet. [[note]]It *could* be that the German translation indeed confused hand and fist.[[/note]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Older than we thought, apparently]]


--> "Talk to the hand, because the face ain't listening!"

* In ''The Beautician and the Beast'' Beautician teaches this to Beast.

* ''Film/{{Terminator}}: Rise of the Machines'' - the T-850 tells a male stripper to hand over his clothes. Stripper tells him to "talk to the hand", prompting the Terminator to grab his hand, nearly crush it, [[LiteraMinded and say "Now".]] Later, eh repeats the line in a completely deadpan voice while stealing supplies from a roadside store.

* The Terminator from ''{{Terminator}}: Rise of the Machines'' does this in the beginning of the film in a completely deadpan voice.

-->'''Bobbi Fabulous's Hand:''' Secretly, I'm very lonely...

--> '''Bobby Fabulous''': Ugh! Talk to the Hand!
--> '''Bobby Fabulous's Hand''': Secretly, I'm very lonely!
-->-- '''PhineasAndFerb''', ''We're Getting the Band Back Together''

* ''TheSimpsons'' once had a [[ShowWithinAShow generic sitcom]] called Talk To The Hand (the theme tune even consisted of "Talk to the hand, the face ain't listening").